Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for Mullaway at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mullaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | SSE | SSE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 172 | 222 | 205 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 133 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 118 | 147 | 131 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 98 | 76 | 114 | 109 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | NE | NNE | NW | NW | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:41AM 1.58 | 7:29PM 1.09 | 8:14AM 1.66 | 8:09PM 1.08 | 8:47AM 1.72 | 8:46PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.28 | 2:11PM 0.49 | 1:23AM 0.26 | 2:49PM 0.43 | 1:56AM 0.24 | 3:25PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 |

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